Dream, design, and discover with Advent this summer.
Registration opens January 7th!
Explore Design at Advent, our vibrant STEM program for kids aged 5-12! Our dynamic program nurtures creativity in a supportive community, perfect for curious minds who see endless possibilities in their everyday world.
In this session, designers will take a deep dive into understanding and exploring where our food comes from, how it gets to us, and what our responsibility is as global citizens to ensure sustainable practices. Using the design process, they will ask questions, research, collaborate and create possible solutions to food insecurity, reducing our carbon footprint, and promoting farm to table practices in an urban setting.
Design at Advent Staff
Stephanie Foland, Director of Enrichment
Session 2: Urban Agriculture
July 7 - July 18
Session 3: Cardboard Carnival
July 21 - August 1
Inspired by Caine’s Arcade, designers in this session will step into the world of play based learning to create their own carnival games out of cardboard and found objects. Designers will explore potential and kinetic energy, simple machines, mechanical engineering and simple circuits to bring some of our favorite games to life.
Designers in Third through Sixth Grade can join our partners, Dave Fatula, founder of Guineafowl Adventure Company, and Kyle Browne, founder of KBCreative. In the first week, designers will travel to different habitats across northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, exploring the natural world and creating art focused on their surroundings.
Drawing upon their experiences and observations from the first week, the designers will spend the second week on “agritecture,” the practice of applying architectural thinking to agricultural spaces. They’ll dive into the design process and create inspired spaces that reflect the community's needs and the surrounding natural environment.
Samantha Gold, Associate Director of Enrichment
Contact Information
(617) 742-0520 x 18 (During the school year)
(617) 742-0520 x 72 (Starting June 18, 2025)
Inspired by the students of the 2023-24 summer program, this session will combine the designers’ love of theater and the engineering design process for this one of a kind behind the scenes view of theater production. In this session, the designers will develop characters, create skits, design props, and backdrops to put on an imaginative and unique show.
Design at Advent runs Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extended care offered until 5:30 p.m. The program is based out of Advent's 99 West Cedar Street building on Beacon Hill, located right off the Charles/MGH stop on the Red Line.
Summer 2025 at a glance
Session 1: Theater Engineering
June 16 - June 27*
*No programming on June 19